 | 1824 - 494 pages
...and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from the .other aj quarter of a mile. t On my return from this business, I naturally expected...north side, — as well as to find my own party with every thing in readiness to set fire to the shipping in the south. Instead of this, I found the boat... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr. Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort ; distant from...the north side, as well as to find my own party with every thing in readiness to set fire to the skipping in the south. Instead of this, 1 found the boat... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr. Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort ; distant from...the north side, as well as to find my own party with every thing in readiness to set fire to the shipping in the south. Instead of this, I found the boat... | |
 | John Paul Jones - United States - 1830 - 358 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from...everything in readiness to set fire to the shipping on the south ; instead of this, I found the boat under the direction of Mr Hill and Mr Wallingsford... | |
 | John Paul Jones - History - 1830 - 572 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr.'Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from...the north side, as well as to find my own party with every thing in readiness to set fire to the shipping on the south ; instead of this, I found the boat... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr. Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from the other a quarter of a mile. Expedition to Whitehaven. " On my return from this business, I naturally expected to see the fire of... | |
 | John Paul Jones - Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 - 1855 - 560 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr. Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from...the north side, as well as to find my own party with every thing in readiness to set fire to the shipping' on the south ; instead of this, I found the boat... | |
 | New England - 1875 - 562 pages
...one man only (Mr. Green), and spiked up all the cannon in the southern fort, distant from the others a quarter of a mile. " On my return from this business, I nnturally expected to see the fire of the ships on the north side, as well as to find my own party... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1883 - 408 pages
...without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only (Mr. Green), and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from...quarter of a mile. " On my return from this business, I found the boat under the direction of Mr. Hill and Mr. Wallingsford returned, and the party in some... | |
 | M. Mac Dermot Crawford - 1913 - 552 pages
...hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only (Mr. Green, midshipman), and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from the other a quarter of a mile." Rather a daring exploit for one man and a boy to undertake single-handed in the daylight, wheij the... | |
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... they were secured without being hurt. Having fixed sentinels, I now took with me one man only, (Mr. Green,) and spiked up all the cannon on the southern fort, distant from the other a quarter of a mile. 
